Federalism
What is federalism?
States have some powers; National government has some powers; Some powers are shared
3 sections in order
Preamble, Grievances, Conclusion (declaring independence)
The 3 sections in order
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
A. It adopted a federal system of government
B. It adopted a confederal system of government
C. It adopted a unitary system of government
A. It adopted a federal system of government
A. To express their grievances against taxes like the Tea Act
B. To establish independence from England
C. To protest the Proclamation of 1763
D. To build better relationships with England's Parliament
A. To express their grievances against taxes like the Tea Act
What are state powers called?
Reserved
Repeat one phrase from the Preamble of the DOI
Examples:
- All men are created equal
- Truths to be self-evident
- Endowed by their Creator
- Unalienable rights
- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
NON examples: the goals and purposes from the CONSTITUTION'S preamble
The first 3 articles in order
Legislative branch, Executive branch, Judicial branch
A. It gave states the power to elect representatives
B. It protected states from a strong central government
C. It weakened the central government's ability to collect taxes
D. It enabled the national government to collect taxes
D. It enabled the national government to collect taxes
A. No one likes taxes
B. They had no representation in England's Parliament
C. Boston was the only colony to protest against England
D. They knew they wouldn't get in trouble
B. They had no representation in England's Parliament
What are shared powers called?
Concurrent
Name 3 grievances from the DOI
- Taxation without representation
- Intolerable acts
- Cutting off trade
- Quartering
- Stationing troops
- Unfair trials
- Letting British soldiers and officials get away with crimes
- Ignoring colonist requests
"We the people" -- pick one key word that matches this phrase
Acceptable answers:
- Consent of the governed
- Popular sovereignty
- Republicanism
A. It established an amendment process using 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states
B. It established an amendment process in which all states had to agree to an amendment
C. It gave states more power to make decisions
D. It weakened the national government's authority
A. It established an amendment process using 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states
A. They were being taxed without government representation
B. They wanted a direct democracy
C. These events were part of the Revolutionary War
D. These events were both started by the British
A. They were being taxed without government representation
National/federal/central powers are called enumerated or delegated powers. Some are expressed, or written, directly in the Constitution. Others are included by the Elastic Clause. What are these powers called?
Implied powers (examples: draft and national bank)
Which of these would you find in the DOI?
A. Separation of powers / checks and balances
B. Bill of Rights
C. Reasons for separating
D. How a bill becomes a law
C. Reasons for separating
Who made sure we had a Bill of Rights?
Anti - Federalists
A. It gave citizens more power to vote for state representatives
B. It established three branches of national government
C. It arrested Shays and his men
D. It allowed states to make their own laws
B. It established three branches of national government
Why are we looking at different answers to this question?
A. Take note of general academic vocabulary
B. Realize there are a lot of ways to say the same thing
C. This is probably the type of question we will see (on one of our old tests it was "Why did they tar and feather British officials?")
D. All of the Above
D. All of the Above
List 3 concurrent powers
Taxes, laws, roads, parks, courts, public healthy and safety, eminent domain
Who was the Declaration of Independence written to?
England and the rest of the world
The clause that states the U.S. Constitution and federal laws are the "law of the land" and have more power than the states
Supremacy Clause
A. Give power to the government
B. Established independence
C. Assured that each state would have power to self-govern
D. Provided for a common defense
D. Provided for a common defense
A. They thought the taxes were too high
B. They wanted a federal system of government
C. They believed Tea should be destroyed
D. They had not given their consent to England's rule
D. They had not given their consent to England's rule